Opinion

Bromadiolone not the answer to mouse plague woes

By By Robert Davis, Bill Bateman, Damian Lettoof, Maggie Watson, Michael Lohr.
Updated June 3 2021 - 4:09pm, first published June 2 2021 - 7:00pm
Goannas are one of a number of predatory species that could be negatively impacted if bromadiolone is registered for use to control mice in broadacre situations according to a team of academics.
Goannas are one of a number of predatory species that could be negatively impacted if bromadiolone is registered for use to control mice in broadacre situations according to a team of academics.

It's the smell that hits you first. The scent of urine and decomposing bodies. Then you notice other signs: scuttles and squeaks, small dead bodies leaking blood, tails sticking out of hubcaps.

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